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Switzerland
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Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a federal republic in Europe. It consists of 26 cantons, and the city of Bern is the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in western-Central Europe, and is bordered by Italy to the south, France to the west, Germany to the north, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east. Switzerland is a country geographically divided between the Alps, the Swiss Plateau and the Jura, spanning an area of 41,285 km2. The establishment of the Old Swiss Confederacy dates to the medieval period, resulting from a series of military successes against Austria. Swiss independence from the Holy Roman Empire was formally recognized in the Peace of Westphalia in 1648. The country has a history of armed neutrality going back to the Reformation, it has not been in a state of war internationally since 1815, nevertheless, it pursues an active foreign policy and is frequently involved in peace-building processes around the world. In addition to being the birthplace of the Red Cross, Switzerland is home to international organisations. On the European level, it is a member of the European Free Trade Association. However, it participates in the Schengen Area and the European Single Market through bilateral treaties, spanning the intersection of Germanic and Romance Europe, Switzerland comprises four main linguistic and cultural regions, German, French, Italian and Romansh. Due to its diversity, Switzerland is known by a variety of native names, Schweiz, Suisse, Svizzera. On coins and stamps, Latin is used instead of the four living languages, Switzerland is one of the most developed countries in the world, with the highest nominal wealth per adult and the eighth-highest per capita gross domestic product according to the IMF. Zürich and Geneva have each been ranked among the top cities in the world in terms of quality of life, with the former ranked second globally, according to Mercer. The English name Switzerland is a compound containing Switzer, a term for the Swiss. The English adjective Swiss is a loan from French Suisse, also in use since the 16th century. The name Switzer is from the Alemannic Schwiizer, in origin an inhabitant of Schwyz and its associated territory, the Swiss began to adopt the name for themselves after the Swabian War of 1499, used alongside the term for Confederates, Eidgenossen, used since the 14th century. The data code for Switzerland, CH, is derived from Latin Confoederatio Helvetica. The toponym Schwyz itself was first attested in 972, as Old High German Suittes, ultimately related to swedan ‘to burn’

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HC Davos
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Hockey Club Davos is a professional Swiss ice hockey club based in Davos, Switzerland. Davos play in the Swiss National League A, the team is usually a strong force in the league and often bolster their roster with Swiss national team players and players who once played for National Hockey League teams. HC Davos also has hosted the annual Spengler Cup tournament, an invitational competition and it is generally referred to by its abbreviation HCD by the fans. The team had the worst attendance of the National League A for the 2016-17 season, HC Davos was founded in 1921 and was quite successful, dominating the Eastern Swiss championship for over three decades from 1926 to 1960. However, the team was relegated into 1, liga in 1990, one of the lowest points in its history. After a new beginning, the moved into Nationalliga B. Davos has been among the best teams in the league since, with recent league championships in 2002,2005,2007,2009,2011, in 1923, Davos presented the first Spengler Cup, one of the oldest tournaments in sports still being played. As the local team, Davos plays in tournament as well. Figures are updated after each completed NLA/NLB/1, note, Pos = Position, GP = Games Played, G = Goals, A = Assists, Pts = Points, P/G = Points per game HC Davos official site Spengler Cup official site

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ZSC Lions
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The Zürcher Schlittschuh Club Lions are a professional ice hockey team located in Zürich, Switzerland, playing in the National League A. The home arena, the 11,200 seat Hallenstadion, is in the Zürich district of Oerlikon, the team was founded in 1930 and played at the Dolder-Kunsteisbahn from its establishment until 1950. ZSC was the first Swiss team to play in an indoor arena and they won the Swiss championship in the years 1936,1949 and 1961 and the prestigious Spengler Cup in 1944 and 1945. After the merger, the ZSC Lions won the Swiss Championship in 2000,2001,2008,2012 and 2014, during the 2008-09 Season, the ZSC Lions participated in the first ever Champions Hockey League. For the group stage, they were placed in group D with HC Slavia Praha, the Lions qualified for the semi-finals with a 3-1 record, first place in the group. With their defeats of the Finnish Espoo Blues, 6-3 and 4-1 respectively, the first leg of the final was held on January 21,2009 in the Magnitogorsk Arena where the Lions came back from a 0-2 deficit to Metallurg Magnitogorsk to end with a 2-2 tie. The second leg was played a later, on January 28,2009, in the Diners Club Arena in Rapperswil-Jona. ZSC Lions won the game and the Silver Stone Trophy with a 5-0 victory, with their victory in the Champions Hockey League, the ZSC Lions qualified to play the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League for the 2009 edition of the Victoria Cup challenge. Playing at their arena, the Lions upset the Blackhawks with a 2-1 victory. It was the first time since 1991 that the Blackhawks had lost to a club in Europe

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SC Bern
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Schlittschuh Club Bern is an ice hockey team based in Bern, Switzerland. They play in the National League A, it is the top tier of the Swiss hockey league system, for the 16th time in a row, the club is the most attended team in Europe for the 2016–17 season, averaging 16,399 spectators. They are traditional rivals with HC Fribourg-Gottéron, EHC Biel, the ice hockey section of the Bern Sports Club, which was established on November 3,1930, officially began playing on January 1,1931. Today, SC Bern is a popular team and regularly fills its home stadium. In 2006, they set a new record among European clubs for average attendance, although, league rules allow only four players without Swiss passports to suit up in a single game. After a disappointing run in the 2006 playoffs, the club replaced head coach Alpo Suhonen with John van Boxmeer, Leuenberger had previously played thirteen seasons of defence with the club, totaling 67 goals,145 assists, and four national championships. His jersey number 16 is one of many that has been retired by SC Bern, on September 30,2008, SC Bern faced off against the National Hockey Leagues New York Rangers to celebrate one hundred years of ice hockey in Switzerland. Forty-nine years since the Rangers last visit to Switzerland, the beat the home team 8-1 in front of a sellout crowd. Despite the slanted score, SC Bern played a game with a 2-0 score at the end of the second. Former Phoenix Coyotes Canadian-born defenceman Travis Roche scored SC Berns goal early in the third period, SC Bern only allowed two even-strength goals, but could not withstand the Rangers potent power play in the final frame. We played for our pride tonight, said center Sébastien Bordeleau after the exhibition game, christian Dubé wore the captains C because Ivo Rüthemann was injured. During the 2012 NHL lockout, Roman Josi, Mark Streit, Tavares quickly became the PostFinance Top Scorer tallying 42 points in 28 games. During the 2013-14 season, Guy Boucher signed a contract as coach of the SC Bern for the current year, Leuenberger was then replaced by former Finnish national team coach Kari Jalonen prior to the 2016-17 campaign. com Retrieved 03-21-07